DRDO develops Covid-19 antibody detection kit 'Dipcovan'

The Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), ​​​has developed a Covid-19 antibody detection kit called 'Dipcovan' which offers results in just 75 minutes. The defence ministry in a statement said that the kit offers a significantly faster turn-around-time as it requires just 75 minutes to conduct the test without any cross-reactivity with other diseases.​​